This year, we split Spring Break right down the middle—one kid, one parent, one week each. I took June to Cabo, and then Hugh and I headed to Montecito. It wasn’t just a logistical win (rare!), it was actually kind of beautiful. Slowing down with one child at a time gave each of us space to connect in a way that’s easy to lose in the shuffle of shared parenting. It’s not always this seamless—but when it works, it really works.
Editors Note:
(because this is the “first take” as always, there were a few things I wanted to point out:
When I said that I do not share my emotional reactions or fighting infant of the kids, please know that no one is perfect and we have definitely had our moments where this has happened but we try to course correct in real time. It’s more of a “house rule” that I try to stick to.
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